MEIGS COUNTY MARKET

Meigs County, Tennessee Farmers Market — Buy & Sell Local Crops Near You

🌽 Buy local in Meigs County: fruit, vegetables, honey, baked goods, plants and livestock from people in Decatur, and Ten Mile. Fruit, vegetables, cottage foods, plants, seeds and farm gear are all welcome. Posting an ad is free and sellers keep every dollar.

Farming in Meigs County by the Numbers

Meigs County has 315 farms on 50,781 acres (about 161 acres each). Together they sold $8.3 million of farm products in 2022, led by cattle, corn and hay & other field crops.

Orchards and vineyards here grow apples and peaches, and local fields produce tomatoes. Beekeepers tend about 28 honey bee colonies.

17 farms in Meigs County already sell straight to the public, about $562,000 a year in direct sales. Crop Market gives them, and every backyard grower, a free way to reach more neighbors.

Source: USDA National Agricultural Statistics Service, 2022 Census of Agriculture.

Farm Life in Meigs County

Out in the pastures and barnyards, Meigs County counts 9,219 head of cattle, 630 egg-laying hens and 268 horses and ponies. Grass-fed beef sold by the quarter or half is a common way ranchers sell direct.

About 525 people run or help run farms in Meigs County, with an average age of 58. 36% of them are women. 50 are under 35 - the next generation of local growers.

Where Meigs County stands out: it ranks #11 of 91 TN counties for selling food straight to the public.